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Shawn Pew Supplies Clinical Knowledge, Leadership and Humor for 20 Years
When Shawn Pew came to Cassling two decades ago, he brought years of invaluable experience as a radiologic technologist with him, ensuring his interactions with hospitals and clinics around the state were backed up with the kind of insights and knowledge that can only come from being involved in day-to-day patient imaging.... Read moreCassling’s Most Popular Content of 2020
The year 2020 is behind us (cue the collective sigh of relief), but even in such trying times, the resilience of healthcare workers around the country has been truly inspiring. Not only were technologists, sonographers, radiologists and all manner of radiology professionals working tirelessly to ensure imaging was... Read moreby Cassling in Best Practices
Innovative Solutions Help Hospitals Combat Dire Staffing Shortages
With the new year upon us, the winter resurgence of COVID-19 has overwhelmed U.S. hospitals and brought a collective staffing strain to a near breaking point. According to HHS data, as of mid-November, nearly a quarter of U.S. facilities were experiencing or anticipating a shortage of medical staff—nurses in particular. At... Read moreby Caitlin Moling in Best Practices
Imaging System Virtual Demos Provide Flexibility, Safety in Trying Times
Imagine a scenario where your department’s decade-old MRI scanner is on its last legs. But your team is busier than ever, and the goal of keeping you and your team safe prevents travel to an in-person demo. You need a new scanner, but you also need to ensure its clinical capabilities and operational fit, plus you need to... Read moreJoe Matthews Celebrates 35 Years of Service Excellence
Please join us in extending a heartfelt congratulations to Joe Matthews, Vice President of Service, who recently celebrated 35 years with Cassling! You can read more about Joe's journey from Field Service Engineer to VP in this article, and view some photos of Joe through those years below. Congratulations, Joe, on your... Read moreValues, Ethics & Culture: The Wind in Our Sails
Our values, ethics and especially our organizational culture fill our sails and propel us forward. I consistently tell my students and organizations this when it comes to leadership. These three things are what fill us up. They literally push us forward like a wind-filled sail. But what does that look like? How do we know... Read moreCassling Resources Support Urology and Prostate Health Awareness
September marks two important events, each focused on an aspect of healthcare overlooked by far too many patients until it’s too late. Urology Awareness Month and National Prostate Health Month, each happening this month, emphasize the need for citizens of all ages, and especially those in at-risk demographics, to take... Read moreby Kori Huston in Urology,
Strategy: Charting the Course in Healthcare
Strategy and leadership go hand in hand. One of the things I like about organizational strategy is that it takes creative, innovative and brave leadership to move an organization into the unknown. It’s like sailing into uncharted waters. It’s a place you have to go but it’s a little scary and you’re not quite sure what... Read moreThere’s Nothing Squirrely About Tyler Driever’s 20 Years of Service
Cassling team members learn to expect the unexpected when they respond to service calls at customer facilities. But one service call pushed that old adage to its absolute limit when Field Service Engineer (FSE) Tyler Driever discovered a squirrel living inside the CT system he’d been called to service. Just as this was no... Read moreMike Tinsley Celebrates 20 Years of Mentorship and Customer Service
“He does not always tell me what I think I want to hear, but tells me what I need to hear!” That quote from Robert Boxum sums up about everything you could ever want in a Field Service Engineer (FSE). Mike Tinsley celebrates his 20th anniversary with Cassling this July, and throughout his two decades of service, he has... Read moreAnswering the Call for Help from Healthcare and Imaging Professionals
The country continues to reel from the pandemic, and our hearts go out to nurses, doctors, technologists and other healthcare team members who have dedicated themselves to helping patients during these extraordinary times. Earlier in the year, when Americans began to grapple with just how serious the COVID-19 outbreak was... Read moreUrology Health Takes Center Stage with Free Resources for Healthcare Teams
Hospital, health systems and clinics around the country have long relied on Cassling to not only provide them with cutting edge diagnostic imaging solutions, but to help them honor the very folks who operate those systems. For more than a decade, Cassling has provided free resources to help recognize sonographers and... Read moreby Rob Loft in Urology, Surgical C-Arms
Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Employee and Organizational Conflict
One of the things I often hear from leaders, regardless of what industry they are in, is that they want to know what to do about difficult employees or situations. Invariably, it has something to do with some kind of conflict they are dealing with. And invariably, I tell them that I don’t have a silver bullet to fix their... Read moreNeed Help? Dana Downs Has You Covered For Over 20 Years
It’s the little things you remember. When asked to share memories about Dana Downs on the eve of her 20th anniversary with Cassling, her friends and colleagues almost universally mentioned her enthusiasm, support, knowledge and welcoming presence. But each also had a unique story to tell about a subtle way Dana would do a... Read moreby Tana Phelps in Cassling,
Putting Together the Imaging Modality Puzzle
The following guest blog comes courtesy of Cheryl S. Turner, EdD., R.T., (R)(T), Director of Global Education and Training; Legion Healthcare Partners. Dr. Turner will be hosting an Investing In You webinar on Thursday, July 9 entitled, "All the Puzzle Pieces: How Imaging and Treatment Modalities Work Together." We are all... Read moreby Cassling in Cassling, Best Practices